173 Ino
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Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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Orbit type | Main belt |
Semimajor axis | 2.742 AU |
Perihelion distance | 2.171 AU |
Aphelion distance | 3.314 AU |
Orbital period | 4.54 years |
Inclination | 14.21° |
Eccentricity | 0.208 |
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
Diameter | 154.1 km |
Rotation period | 6.163 hours |
Spectral class | C |
Abs. magnitude | 7.66 |
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.064 |
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
Discoverer | A. Borrelly, 1877 |
173 Ino is a large main belt asteroid. It has a dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.
It was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on August 1, 1877 and named after Ino, a queen in Greek mythology.
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